Fantastic investigative reporting Dominic! While Seattle may be unfortunate in the current state of its police department (and mayor's office), we are incredibly lucky to have such a hard-working and diligent reporter in our midst.

@6, your description of 250ft tall tsunamis inundating Seattle and Bellevue as a result of M9 quake on the Cascadia subduction zone is hyperbolic and wrong. Such a quake would undoubtedly generate a large tsunami--offshore, and coastal communities need to prepare. Seattle, on the other hand, is far enough inland and shielded somewhat by Whidbey and the Kitsap, that by the time the wave reached Elliott Bay it would likely cause little to no major damage.

That being said, the intense shaking in Seattle from the M9 quake could cause local landslides into the Puget Sound/Lake Washington, which could trigger smaller local damaging tsunamis.